President of Cyprus
| President of the Republic of Cyprus
Πρόεδρος της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας (Greek) Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı (Turkish) | |
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Flag of Cyprus | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Makarios III |
| Formation | 16 August 1960 |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Cyprus |
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The President of Cyprus is the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Cyprus. The office was created in 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Currently, the President of Cyprus is Nicos Anastasiades, since 28 February 2013.
Uniquely among member states of the European Union, in Cyprus the roles of head of state and government are combined, making Cyprus the only EU state with a full presidential system of government. In actual fact the Cypriot President exercises specific executive powers (Art. 47-49) and has extensive veto powers and the actual executive power lies in the Council of Ministers and the individual ministers (Art. 54).The 1960 Constitution provides for a Turkish Cypriot Vice President with extensive veto rights (Art. 38). Since the withdrawal of the Turkish Cypriot community from the Government of Cyprus in 1963, the bicommunal constitution with checks and balances was de facto replaced by an all powerful Greek Cypriot President with immense powers and prerogatives. In the event of a settlement in Cyprus the presidential system may be replaced by a federal presidential council representing the two communities in Cyprus.
List
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§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
| № | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Elected | Term of Office | Party | |
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| 1 | Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977) |  | 1959 1968 1973[§] | 16 August 1960 | 15 July 1974 (deposed) | Independent |
| — | Nikos Sampson (1935–2001) (de facto) |  | — | 15 July 1974 | 23 July 1974 | Progressive Front |
| — | Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013) (acting) |  | — | 23 July 1974 | 7 December 1974 | United Democratic Party |
| (1) | Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977) | | — | 7 December 1974 (restored) | 3 August 1977[†] | Independent |
| 2 | Spyros Kyprianou (1932–2002) (acting) |  | — | 3 August 1977 | 3 September 1977 | Democratic Party |
| Spyros Kyprianou (1932–2002) | 1978[§] 1983 | 3 September 1977 | 28 February 1988 | |||
| 3 | George Vasiliou (1931–) | | 1988 | 28 February 1988 | 28 February 1993 | Independent supported by Progressive Party of Working People |
| 4 | Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013) | | 1993 1998 | 28 February 1993 | 28 February 2003 | Democratic Rally |
| 5 | Tassos Papadopoulos (1934–2008) |  | 2003 | 28 February 2003 | 28 February 2008 | Democratic Party supported by Progressive Party of Working People |
| 6 | Demetris Christofias (1946–) |  | 2008 | 28 February 2008 | 28 February 2013 | Progressive Party of Working People |
| 7 | Nicos Anastasiades (1946–) |  | 2013 | 28 February 2013 | Incumbent | Democratic Rally |
Latest election
| Candidate and nominating parties | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Nicos Anastasiades - DISY | 200,591 | 45.46 | 236,965 | 57.48 | |
| Stavros Malas - AKEL | 118,755 | 26.91 | 175,267 | 42.52 | |
| Giorgos Lillikas - EDEK | 109,996 | 24.93 | |||
| Giorgos Charalambous - ELAM | 3,899 | 0.88 | |||
| Praxoula Antoniadou - EDI | 2,678 | 0.61 | |||
| Makaria-Andri Stylianou - Independent | 1,898 | 0.43 | |||
| Lakis Ioannou - LASOK | 1,278 | 0.29 | |||
| Solon Gregoriou - Independent | 792 | 0.18 | |||
| Kostas Kyriacou - Independent | 722 | 0.16 | |||
| Andreas Efstratiou - Independent | 434 | 0.10 | |||
| Loukas Stavrou - Independent | 213 | 0.05 | |||
| Valid votes | 441,212 | 100.00 | 412,232 | 100.00 | |
| Blank votes | 4,460 | 0.98 | 18,040 | 4.05 | |
| Invalid votes | 7,826 | 1.73 | 14,737 | 3.31 | |
| Turnout (out of 545,491 registered votes) | 453,498 | 83.14 | 445,009 | 81.58 | |
| Source: Cypriot Government (http://www.ekloges.gov.cy) | |||||
Statistics
| # | President | Date of birth | Age at inauguration (first term) |
Time in office (total) |
Age at retirement (last term) |
Date of death | Longevity |
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| 1 | Makarios III | August 13, 1913 | 47 years, 3 days | 16 years, 211 days | 63 years, 355 days | August 3, 1977 | 63 years, 355 days |
| 2 | Spyros Kyprianou | October 28, 1932 | 44 years, 310 days | 10 years, 178 days | 55 years, 123 days | March 12, 2002 | 69 years, 135 days |
| 3 | Georgios Vassiliou | May 20, 1931 | 56 years, 284 days | 5 years, 0 days | 61 years, 284 days | Living | 84 years, 356 days (Living) |
| 4 | Glafcos Clerides | April 24, 1919 | 73 years, 310 days | 10 years, 0 days | 83 years, 310 days | November 15, 2013 | 94 years, 204 days |
| 5 | Tassos Papadopoulos | January 7, 1934 | 69 years, 52 days | 5 years, 0 days | 74 years, 52 days | December 12, 2008 | 74 years, 340 days |
| 6 | Demetris Christofias | August 29, 1946 | 61 years, 183 days | 5 years, 0 days | 66 years, 183 days | Living | 69 years, 255 days (Living) |
| 7 | Nicos Anastasiades | September 27, 1946 | 66 years, 154 days | 3 years, 72 days (Ongoing) | Incumbent | Living | 69 years, 226 days (Living) |
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